Content: Purpose: This research validates a measure of entitled work behavior by exploring its’ connections to a variety of organizationally-relevant constructs. Building on a scale developed by Fisk (i.e., the Entitled Work Behavior Scale or EWBS, 2006; 2007), relationships between the EWBS and employee voice, locus of control, ostracism, envy and propensity to morally disengage were explored.

Design / Methodology: 209 individuals (Mage = 38.94, sd = 10.43) working in a variety of industries and employed on at least a part-time basis were surveyed.

Limitations: This research provides a limited test regarding the validity of a measure of entitled work behavior. Further investigation is needed to lend additional evidence to the scale’s relevance for organizational scholars and practitioners.

Research / Practical Implications: The current work explores the behavioral manifestations of entitlement, further strengthening its’ nomological network as expressed in the employment context.

Originality / Value: Existing research on employee entitlement focuses primarily on individual attitudes and beliefs without acknowledging that this individual difference variable may be associated with a unique behavioral repertoire. This work presents a previously developed, yet unpublished scale of entitled work behavior and provides further evidence of its’ construct validity.